VP Tech Lead — Java & Python Solutions Architect

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Java and Python Lead Software Engineer - Vice President to drive the design and delivery of critical financial systems. You will lead a team of engineers, shape technical strategy, and collaborate with product teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

You will work on building robust APIs, event-driven architectures, and modernized platforms, with a focus on quality, performance, and mentorship within a global engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on professional software development experience
• Proficiency in programming in Java, Python, JavaScript or React
• Experience of building RESTful APIs using popular frameworks like Spring
• Experience of working with event driven systems, microservices, micro-frontend UIs
• Experience of following TDD and clean code principles
• Proficiency with data structures, algorithms and SQL
• Able to independently work in fast paced and rapidly changing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering field involving software programming or systems engineering

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

React

RESTful APIs

Spring

Microservices

Event-driven

TDD

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

Spring

AWS

Kubernetes

Kafka

S3

DynamoDB

MongoDB

Job description

Citi is seeking a Java and Python Lead Software Engineer - Vice President to drive the design and delivery of critical financial systems. You will lead a team of engineers, shape technical strategy, and collaborate with product teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

You will work on building robust APIs, event-driven architectures, and modernized platforms, with a focus on quality, performance, and mentorship within a global engineering culture.